I collected comic books when I was younger. Well, collected is probably a misnomer. I read comic books as a child and I put them in plastic sleeves with non-acidic cardboard backers and then put them in a long box. That box now sits in my basement and brings back fond memories. I even taped […]

I remember the first time I read Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. It was witty, it was entertaining, and it wasn’t anything like your standard annual report with glossy pages, full color photos, and mind-numbing marketing-speak. That first time, the page that blew me away was his list of stock investments – […]

For years, I thought about getting a home safe. We don’t have much in the way of valuables in our house, our most valuable items are electronics and those don’t serve a purpose locked inside a metal box. I did like the idea of putting our important documents in a safe place but with everything […]

There was a four week period where I lost my credit card twice. The first time was when I misplaced my wallet, putting it in a strange part of the car when I went to the gym, for a few days. The second time I lost just the card after paying for something in a […]

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I love to travel. I will save money in other areas of my life so I can spend more on travel. And one of my favorite places is Walt Disney World because it lets me be a kid again. There really isn’t anywhere else in the world that can give you that. It comes at […]

I remember the first time I filed my taxes. I was dropping something off at the post office when I saw tables full of cardboard boxes filled with forms with the now familiar IRS eagle and scales logo. Tax season! Those boxes were so intimidating. I was so scared of filing my taxes wrong and […]

Have you ever pulled a coat out of storage, slipped it on, and discovered twenty bucks in the pocket? It just happened to me a few weeks ago and I was thrilled. (full disclosure: it was only $12, I was still happy!) (and then the weather got to like 70 over the weekend! Double happiness!) […]

I love Amazon.com. If I order something online, there’s a 90% chance I’ll get it from Amazon.com. We have Amazon Prime too, so almost everything can be at our house within two days. We use Subscribe and Save to get a discount on things like diapers, tissue paper, toilet paper, and other nonperishable necessities. Our […]

The most important thing about investing is starting early. I want to show you something… That Rollover IRA at Vanguard contains every employer-sponsored 401(k) I’ve contributed into. It’s subjected to the same annual contribution limits as any other 401(k) plan, so I have no special advantage outside of just saving a lot. And early. I […]

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Jim Wang is a thirty-something father of two who has been featured in the New York Times, Baltimore Sun, Entrepreneur, and Marketplace Money.

He can show you the philosophies, strategies and methods he used to become financially independent and free to pursue what was important. He also found it awkward to write about himself in the 3rd person but here we are.

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